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“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised the Russian opposition figure’s ‘immense courage’ in standing up to the Kremlin’s ‘tyranny’.”
Alexeï Navalny a été « empoisonné » en prison par le régime russe, selon une enquête menée par cinq pays, dont la France
« Nous savons désormais que l’Etat russe a utilisé cette toxine létale pour cibler [Alexeï] Navalny par crainte de son opposition », a déclaré le ministère des affaires étrangères britannique dans un ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised the Russian opposition figure’s ‘immense courage’ in standing up to the Kremlin’s ‘tyranny’.”
In Cameroon, 148 detainees involved in the post-election crisis were due to appear yesterday before the Yaoundé military court. They are being prosecuted for ‘spreading false news, unlawful assembly, group rebellion, and failure to produce an identity card.’
The case is again adjourned for a month.
The case is again adjourned for a month.
Crise postélectorale au Cameroun: le nouveau renvoi du procès de 148 détenus exaspère proches et avocats
Le procès de 148 personnes détenues depuis plusieurs semaines, poursuivies pour « propagation de fausses nouvelles, attroupement, rébellion en groupe et défaut de carte d’identité », a été une nouvell...
www.rfi.fr
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
In Cameroon, 148 detainees involved in the post-election crisis were due to appear yesterday before the Yaoundé military court. They are being prosecuted for ‘spreading false news, unlawful assembly, group rebellion, and failure to produce an identity card.’
The case is again adjourned for a month.
The case is again adjourned for a month.
It’s worth more than all the “motivational speeches” in the world; some struggles are inspiring and must not be forgotten.
Bobi Wine: The People’s President | Official Trailer | National Geographic Documentary Films
YouTube video by National Geographic
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It’s worth more than all the “motivational speeches” in the world; some struggles are inspiring and must not be forgotten.
"Through his images, photographer Robin Tutenges tells the story of the resistance lives of young men and women fighting the Burmese military in an effort to win back democracy, something they have barely known.
The Burmese revolution is very much alive."
The Burmese revolution is very much alive."
Les sacrifices d’une jeunesse birmane en résistance
A travers ses images, le photographe Robin Tutenges raconte la vie de résistance de jeunes hommes et femmes combattant l’armée birmane pour tenter de retrouver la démocratie, qu’ils ont à peine connue...
www.lemonde.fr
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"Through his images, photographer Robin Tutenges tells the story of the resistance lives of young men and women fighting the Burmese military in an effort to win back democracy, something they have barely known.
The Burmese revolution is very much alive."
The Burmese revolution is very much alive."
"Five years after the coup d’état, the junta, having regained ground and staged a sham election, has partially pushed back the resistance forces, thanks to support from China and Russia, and to the use of drones and air strikes."
En Birmanie, la résistance en quête d’une «nouvelle stratégie» face à une armée en reconquête
Cinq ans après le coup d’Etat, la junte qui a regagné des positions et organisé une farce électorale, a fait reculer les forces de la résistance. Grâce au soutien de la Chine et de la Russie et au rec...
www.liberation.fr
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"Five years after the coup d’état, the junta, having regained ground and staged a sham election, has partially pushed back the resistance forces, thanks to support from China and Russia, and to the use of drones and air strikes."
“In pretrial detention for more than two months, they are being tried for ‘spreading false news, unlawful assembly, group rebellion, and failure to produce an identity card’ for having taken part in protest demonstrations against the announced results of the October 12 presidential election.”
Cameroun: pas de libération provisoire pour les plus de 140 détenus de la crise post-électorale
Plus de 140 détenus de la crise post-électorale d’octobre 2025 ont comparu devant le tribunal militaire de Yaoundé hier, mardi 8 janvier. En détention préventive depuis plus de 2 mois, ils sont jugés…
www.rfi.fr
January 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“In pretrial detention for more than two months, they are being tried for ‘spreading false news, unlawful assembly, group rebellion, and failure to produce an identity card’ for having taken part in protest demonstrations against the announced results of the October 12 presidential election.”
“The vote took place in a climate ‘marked by widespread repression and intimidation,’ according to the UN. Goodluck Jonathan, head of observer mission from the AU, reported ‘intimidation, arrests, and abductions of opposition leaders, candidates, supporters, media outlets, and civil society actors’”
Ouganda : Yoweri Museveni réélu pour un septième mandat dans un climat « marqué par une répression et une intimidation généralisées »
L’ancien guérillero, âgé de 81 ans, prolonge ses presque quarante ans de règne en continuant à s’appuyer sur un contrôle total de l’appareil électoral et sécuritaire.
www.lemonde.fr
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“The vote took place in a climate ‘marked by widespread repression and intimidation,’ according to the UN. Goodluck Jonathan, head of observer mission from the AU, reported ‘intimidation, arrests, and abductions of opposition leaders, candidates, supporters, media outlets, and civil society actors’”
“A leaden blanket has fallen again over the Iranian people. In blood. Their uprising, sparked on 28 December 2025 by the dramatic collapse of the national currency, was crushed in an unprecedented outburst of violence.”
La terreur, ultime moteur du régime iranien
ÉDITORIAL. Privée du moteur idéologique de ses débuts et de la légitimité électorale, la République islamique tourne à vide, comme le démontre la brutalité sans précédent de l’écrasement du soulèvemen...
www.lemonde.fr
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
“A leaden blanket has fallen again over the Iranian people. In blood. Their uprising, sparked on 28 December 2025 by the dramatic collapse of the national currency, was crushed in an unprecedented outburst of violence.”
"Opposition MP Kivumbi told the AFP agency that soldiers and police fired tear gas and then live bullets at hundreds of people who were following early results at his home.
"Ten were killed inside my house" he said.
Human rights activist Agather Atuhaire confirmed this account to Reuters."
"Ten were killed inside my house" he said.
Human rights activist Agather Atuhaire confirmed this account to Reuters."
Uganda election results show Yoweri Museveni leading Bobi Wine as opposition supporters killed in overnight clashes
President Museveni has about 75% of the vote with results in from more than half of all polling stations.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Opposition MP Kivumbi told the AFP agency that soldiers and police fired tear gas and then live bullets at hundreds of people who were following early results at his home.
"Ten were killed inside my house" he said.
Human rights activist Agather Atuhaire confirmed this account to Reuters."
"Ten were killed inside my house" he said.
Human rights activist Agather Atuhaire confirmed this account to Reuters."
"While many of those present fled into the surrounding plantations, “they fired through the door of our garage and killed ten young people, ten young men, campaign workers who had come to help us,” said the law professor, who said she was “shaken.”"
Ouganda : un député d’opposition dénonce l’assassinat de dix de ses partisans par l’armée
En Ouganda, un député du parti de l’opposant Bobi Wine a affirmé vendredi 16 janvier que dix de ses partisans ont été tués par l’armée à son domicile. Cette accusation intervient alors que les tension...
www.la-croix.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"While many of those present fled into the surrounding plantations, “they fired through the door of our garage and killed ten young people, ten young men, campaign workers who had come to help us,” said the law professor, who said she was “shaken.”"
Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old Iranian mother and engineer, is at imminent risk of execution for holding up a banner bearing the words “Woman, Resistance, Freedom.”
“Woman, Resistance, Freedom” – Appeal by 400 Prominent Women to Stop Execution of Zahra Tabari in Iran - Iran 1988 Massacre
Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) -Iran1988.org
iran1988.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old Iranian mother and engineer, is at imminent risk of execution for holding up a banner bearing the words “Woman, Resistance, Freedom.”
With two weeks’ hindsight now… it’s pretty crazy, isn’t it, when you think about it? And in a way, it’s hopeful.
When ECOWAS has the will to act to safeguard democracy in one of its member states, it actually can.
When ECOWAS has the will to act to safeguard democracy in one of its member states, it actually can.
Après la tentative de coup d’Etat au Bénin, le Nigeria a frappé des cibles à Cotonou
La Communauté économique des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest a fait savoir, de son côté, qu’elle avait « ordonné le déploiement immédiat » dans le pays de troupes venant du Nigeria, de Sierra Leone, de Côt...
www.lemonde.fr
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
With two weeks’ hindsight now… it’s pretty crazy, isn’t it, when you think about it? And in a way, it’s hopeful.
When ECOWAS has the will to act to safeguard democracy in one of its member states, it actually can.
When ECOWAS has the will to act to safeguard democracy in one of its member states, it actually can.
“We need to stop talking about ‘democracy’; it’s a misuse of language."
Achille Mbembe, philosophe : « Nous allons assister à davantage de coups d’Etat en Afrique »
Au lendemain de la tentative de putsch au Bénin, dimanche 7 décembre, le philosophe et politologue camerounais estime que le temps est « à la force et à la puissance réduites à l’essentiel » en Afriqu...
www.lemonde.fr
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“We need to stop talking about ‘democracy’; it’s a misuse of language."
"Disgruntled Gen-Z protesters, who have toppled governments and rattled rulers across the world this year, have claimed their first European victory."
Wave of Gen-Z Unrest Fells Its First European Government
Bulgaria’s government collapsed following youth-driven street protests of the kind that have swept parts of the globe.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Disgruntled Gen-Z protesters, who have toppled governments and rattled rulers across the world this year, have claimed their first European victory."
"The verdict is a ‘parody’ of justice, declared the Committee to Protect Journalists. Apple Daily was a fiercely opposition newspaper, critical of the Hong Kong government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. It was forced to shut down after a police raid on its newsroom."
A Hongkong, l’opposant prodémocratie Jimmy Lai reconnu coupable de sédition et collusion avec l’étranger
M.Lai « n’a jamais dévié de son intention de déstabiliser le gouvernement » chinois, a déclaré la juge dans ce procès critiqué par plusieurs pays occidentaux. A 78 ans, l’ex-magnat des médias, fondate...
www.lemonde.fr
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"The verdict is a ‘parody’ of justice, declared the Committee to Protect Journalists. Apple Daily was a fiercely opposition newspaper, critical of the Hong Kong government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. It was forced to shut down after a police raid on its newsroom."
“The security forces did not have to intervene. No one went out to demonstrate. The repression carried out by the authorities over the past six months against anyone involved in the protests, which left 7 people dead (...), seems to have put an end to the mobilisation of the Togolese.”
Au Togo, une répression silencieuse étouffe les voix dissidentes
La réforme constitutionnelle d’avril 2024, qui a permis à l’ex-président Faure Gnassingbé d’obtenir la présidence du conseil, sans limitation de mandat, avait provoqué une vague de contestation au pri...
www.lemonde.fr
December 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“The security forces did not have to intervene. No one went out to demonstrate. The repression carried out by the authorities over the past six months against anyone involved in the protests, which left 7 people dead (...), seems to have put an end to the mobilisation of the Togolese.”
“Hit by an unprecedented wave of arrests, the young protesters who had mobilized at the end of September gathered on December 10, in Rabat and several other cities to demand the release of the 2,480 people being prosecuted.”
Au Maroc, le mouvement « gen Z » refait surface après deux mois d’absence
Frappés par une vague d’arrestations sans précédent, les jeunes protestataires, qui s’étaient mobilisés à la fin de septembre, se sont rassemblés, mercredi 10 décembre, à Rabat et dans plusieurs ville...
www.lemonde.fr
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Hit by an unprecedented wave of arrests, the young protesters who had mobilized at the end of September gathered on December 10, in Rabat and several other cities to demand the release of the 2,480 people being prosecuted.”
"Dr. Succès Masra, one of the opposition leaders, is in prison, unjustly arrested, jailed and put on trial for charges that have no real basis; we cannot talk about freedom and democracy."
information.tv5monde.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"Dr. Succès Masra, one of the opposition leaders, is in prison, unjustly arrested, jailed and put on trial for charges that have no real basis; we cannot talk about freedom and democracy."
"Tanzania had descended into violence after elections that the opposition and foreign observers consider to have been fraudulent. According to the opposition and human rights defenders, more than 1,000 anti-government protesters were killed over several days by the security forces."
Manifestants tués en Tanzanie : la présidente Samia Suluhu Hassan défend un usage «proportionné» de la force
La présidente tanzanienne Samia Suluhu Hassan a défendu mardi un usage «proportionné» de la force contre des manifestants antipouvoir fin octobre et...
www.lefigaro.fr
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Tanzania had descended into violence after elections that the opposition and foreign observers consider to have been fraudulent. According to the opposition and human rights defenders, more than 1,000 anti-government protesters were killed over several days by the security forces."
“Ballot stuffing, falsified tally sheets, pressure on poll watchers: the testimonies compiled by our reporter on the ground point to massive irregularities, while Elecam, the body responsible for verifying the vote, has provided no evidence and imposed no sanctions.”
Présidentielle au Cameroun : des listes gonflées aux PV falsifiés, une élection de tous les soupçons
Bourrages d’urnes, falsifications de procès-verbaux, étranges disparités régionales : les irrégularités dénoncées lors de la présidentielle du 12 octobre continuent d’alimenter les doutes sur la légit...
www.jeuneafrique.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Ballot stuffing, falsified tally sheets, pressure on poll watchers: the testimonies compiled by our reporter on the ground point to massive irregularities, while Elecam, the body responsible for verifying the vote, has provided no evidence and imposed no sanctions.”
“His persecution (…) is based on his poetry and his peaceful activism, which makes his continued detention a violation of is fundamental rights,” they added, affirming that his trial sent “an alarming signal to all those who raise their voices to defend human rights in Algeria.”
Algérie : Mohamed Tadjadit, figure du Hirak, condamné à cinq ans de prison pour « apologie du terrorisme »
Une vingtaine d’ONG ont jugé « sans fondement » les accusations visant celui qui est surnommé « le poète du Hirak » en raison des vers qu’il a déclamés lors des manifestations massives ayant ponctué l...
www.lemonde.fr
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“His persecution (…) is based on his poetry and his peaceful activism, which makes his continued detention a violation of is fundamental rights,” they added, affirming that his trial sent “an alarming signal to all those who raise their voices to defend human rights in Algeria.”
More than 200 people were charged with ‘treason’ in Tanzania in connection with the harshly repressed demonstrations that marked the presidential and legislative elections.
En Tanzanie, plus de 200 inculpations pour « trahison » après la présidentielle contestée
Des manifestations spontanées avaient éclaté, le 29 octobre, jour d’une élection présidentielle tenue sans opposition, remportée par Samia Suluhu Hassan.
www.lemonde.fr
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
More than 200 people were charged with ‘treason’ in Tanzania in connection with the harshly repressed demonstrations that marked the presidential and legislative elections.
“The 2025 general elections in Tanzania did not comply with the principles, normative frameworks, and other international obligations and standards of the AU regarding democratic elections,” states the initial report of the African Union mission.
L’intégrité des élections en Tanzanie « compromise », selon l’Union africaine
La présidente sortante, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a remporté le scrutin du 29 octobre avec 98 % des voix, selon la commission électorale. Mais l’opposition, qui a été empêchée de participer, a qualifié l’é...
www.lemonde.fr
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“The 2025 general elections in Tanzania did not comply with the principles, normative frameworks, and other international obligations and standards of the AU regarding democratic elections,” states the initial report of the African Union mission.
“We categorically reject the policy of systematic harassment pursued by the French Republic to destabilize our country, as it has done with other African countries such as Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, among others. Africa has had enough of these maneuvers”
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https://www.france24.com/fr/afrique/20251021-afrique-guinee-equatoriale-accuse-france-destabilisation-tentatives-visant-saper-paix-teodoro-nguema-obiang-mangue“We
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“We categorically reject the policy of systematic harassment pursued by the French Republic to destabilize our country, as it has done with other African countries such as Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, among others. Africa has had enough of these maneuvers”
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"The Nobel Committee made a political decision by declaring that María Corina Machado had helped to ‘keep the flame of democracy alight in the face of growing darkness.’ At the Prize announcement, they hailed ‘Machado’s struggle for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.’”
https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/10/14/maria-corina-machado-entretien-avec-le-nobel-de-la-paix-2025/“The
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The Nobel Committee made a political decision by declaring that María Corina Machado had helped to ‘keep the flame of democracy alight in the face of growing darkness.’ At the Prize announcement, they hailed ‘Machado’s struggle for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.’”